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October 12, 2021 News Release

Japan: Establish Safe Sport Center

Protect All Athletes as a Legacy of Tokyo Olympics, Paralympics

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October 12, 2021 Report

Africa: Covid-19 Aid Falling Short

Rise in Poverty, Hunger Shows Need to Expand Social Protection

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Withhold Votes for Serious Rights Violators Cameroon, Eritrea, UAE

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October 11, 2021 Commentary

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October 11, 2021 News Release

Algeria: Effort to Dissolve Prominent Civic Association

Government’s Court Case Against RAJ Threatens Freedom of Association

Algerians demonstrate in Algiers to mark the second anniversary of the Hirak movement, February 22, 2021. 
October 11, 2021 Dispatches

Rwandan Genocide Kingpin Dies in Mali Jail

Théoneste Bagosora Sentence a Lesson in Accountability

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October 11, 2021 News Release

Lebanon: Planning Lapses Endanger School Year

Re-opening Delayed; 700,000 Out of Classes Last Year

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October 10, 2021 Letter

Joint Open Letter on Human Rights in North Korea

October 8, 2021 Commentary

Nobel Laureates Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov are not Only Journalists – They are Champions of Democracy

The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to journalists Dmitry Muratov of Russia (left) and to Maria Ressa of the Philippines for their fight for freedom of expression.
October 8, 2021 Statement

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US Should Keep Millions of Children Out of Poverty

Expand the Child Tax Credit

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October 8, 2021 Commentary

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October 8, 2021 Dispatches

Saudi’s Takeover of Newcastle F.C. a Wake-Up Call on Rights

Sportswashing Cannot Conceal Fate of Those Jailed and Abused Back Home

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October 8, 2021 News Release

India: Gunmen Target Minorities in Jammu and Kashmir

Protect Hindus, Sikhs in Muslim-Majority Region

Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard next to teachers at a government school where suspected militants fatally shot two teachers on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, October 7, 2021.

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